Rachel Wardstu.rachelward@usd356.orgtop3flavorsoficecreaminamerica1https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/usd356.org/the-cardinal-times-online/67566124434168160912017-09-11T16:28:47.153Z2017-09-11T16:30:19.624Z2017-09-11T16:30:16.917ZBack to School Bash makes its mark

Stuco invited students to kick off the year with the Back to School Bash. Students filed through the front doors with anticipation and high hopes for the hyped-up Back to School Bash with a new twist this year.

The bash was on Aug. 25, with included games, unlike in previous years, where they had a normal dance. The bash took place in the high school, with games in the commons, library and the auditorium.

“I liked how there were different games to play,” sophomore Jayden Stanley said. “Everyone had something to do.”

Some of the games that were featured were Madden, Just Dance and Solo Cup Pong.

As the school year begins and the classes continue on, Comp 1 found a way to bring some more excitement to the year, while also making the world a little better in the process.

“Genius Hour is a project I do where I give kids every Friday to work on projects they choose,” English teacher Tamara Salisbury said. “I think they have good ideas, and I’m excited to see what happens.”

Expectations for the year vary among many students, though. Some students said they are already worried about the project.

“It is going to be really awful and strenuous,” senior Matthew Lange said. “I just don’t see a point in it.”

Not all students are unhappy about what the year has to offer, though. Some said they enjoy the freedom the project gives them, and some already have ideas of what their projects are going to be.

“I like that you do whatever you want, something that interests you,” senior Kenzie Biehler said. “I'm going to cross stitch with Caylee Harrington.”

Despite its challenges for some students, Mrs. Salisbury said she thought it teaches important life skills.

“As the class goes on, many students will find Grit is an important skill needed to complete the projects, and attitudes will change throughout the year,” she said.

Travis Willsonstu.traviswillson@usd356.orggeniushourwhereideascometolife1https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/usd356.org/the-cardinal-times-online/3845904198339599092017-09-08T16:23:41.946Z2017-09-08T16:24:22.360Z2017-09-08T16:24:20.116ZNew York or bust

Instead of being the ones on the court, some of the tennis players made a trip to be in the stands instead — at the famed U.S. Open. Every four years, girls and boys head tennis coach Chris Bellar gives current and previous tennis players the opportunity to travel to New York City to watch the tournament.

“I would definitely recommend going to New York,” senior Colt Shobe said. “Travel as much as you can, and New York was awesome and a great opportunity.”

Seniors Sabrina Bellar, Matthew Monsion, Colt Shobe and Jera Wolke; sophomore Karlee Osner; and freshman Colby Osner made the journey to New York this year. They left on Sept. 1 and returned Sept. 5.

“I was excited for the trip,” Wolke said. “I’d never been to a big city before, so I was excited for all of the new experiences.”

The group visited the 9/11 memorial, the Statue of Liberty, Chinatown, Staten Island, Times Square, the Museum of Natural History and Central Park, and they watched a performance on Broadway, all on top of watching the U.S. Open matches.

“Getting to see ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Broadway was amazing,” Wolke said. “We sat in the front row, so we could see in the orchestra pit too. The actors were great, and it was really crazy because they were like four feet from us.”

This is the third trip Mr. Bellar has helped organize.

“I love going to New York,” Mr. Bellar said. “You get to experience all types of cultures, foods and skin tones, and you get to learn the history of immigration and our ancestors. All of the experiences you get are just fantastic, and getting to watch the U.S. Open matches was just extra coolness.”

The day before Easter on April 15, starting early in the morning and lasting until the afternoon, the annual Jeanna Martin Memorial Volleyball tournament was hosted in the high school, middle school and elementary school gyms by April Zoglmann in memory of Jeanna Martin.

While everyone that participated came together to support the Jeanna Martin Memorial, there were different levels of competition. As the teams competed throughout the day, some teams played seriously while other teams just played for fun. Many people in the community of Conway Springs participated and also people from different towns came to play and support. There were also a few current students from the high school who decided they wanted to participate also.

“It was a fun experience,” sophomore Makenzie Curry said. “I wasn’t originally going to play because I was working concessions, but when they asked, I said I would.”

While some students played, Zoglmann had some of the next year’s volleyball team work the concession stand throughout the day.

“The concessions went over nicely,” freshman Madison Pauly said. “I had to leave early, but when I was there, things were selling well.”

Overall, there were a total of 27 teams that participated throughout the three divisions. The results at the end of the day for the divisions were Competitive - Scott Schultz (1st) and Kyle Flips Sparman (2nd), Intermediate - Tammy Counts (1st) and Janet Kibbe (2nd), and Recreational - Brooke Love (1st) and Hannah Hemberger (2nd).

The Audio/Video students are involved with events all around the school, from recording sporting events to preparing for concerts in the auditorium. One of the bigger events was running lighting and sound “The Legend of Robin Hood… Sort of.”

“I love that I had a major part in it without being seen,” audiovisual lead for the play and junior Courtnee Wisdom said.

Much like the actors, there are several things Audio/Video students have to learn and rehearse to make sure any performance can run as smoothly as possible.

“There were some mic troubles, and Caden hit the wall, but overall the play was pretty good,” senior Alaina O’Neill said.

One major aspect is lighting. The Audio/Video class has to change and set lights for every event that takes place in the auditorium. When it came to the play, several of the lights had to be changed and repositioned.

“I spent a lot of time picking colors that would help compliment the scene of the play,” Wisdom said.

Another key part would be sound. Every student has to learn what mics there are and which ones to use for certain scenarios. They also need to learn how to properly adjust them.

“The soundboard was pretty easy,” senior Kyle Phillips said. ”It just took some time to learn.”

A final part of running a successful event is having a reliable crew. One person can’t run everything for a show, and students in the class will tell you it’s definitely easier when you have more trained people.

“When it comes to any performance, people perform their part as asked,” Wisdom said.

Seniors Kyle Phillips and Michelle Willson cut out gels for lights. The gels change the colors of the lights in the auditorium.

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CSHS Honor Society hosted the spring blood drive on March 17. A total of 45 people donated blood that day. An express blood drive is being considered for May 2. “We have a total of 99 units, so if we get two more units, we could receive $750 for scholarships,” Honor Society sponsor Louise Ronnau said. “It seems like too good of an opportunity to pass up.”

Blood Drive

Blood Drive

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Choir, Cardinalaires, and band and vocal soloists traveled to Butler Community College April 1 for Regional music competition.

The choir ensemble, which is composed of eight singers, sang “Don’t Be Seen” by Stuart Chapman Hill. Cardinalaires sang “Ave Maria” by Bach, while the Cardinalaire girls ensemble sang “Prayer of the Children” by Bestor and Hayes and Cardinalaire boys ensemble sang “A Red, Red Rose” by Crocker.

Choir and Cardinalaire boys received II ratings for their songs, and Cardinalaires as a group, as well as the girls, received a I. Vocal soloists Maddie Koester and Lawrence Pauly received II ratings, and Makenna Beesley was given an overall I rating for her songs “Last Rose of Summer” and “Syahamba”.

“I was surprised at the results,” freshman Cardinalaire member Annette Berntsen said. “I thought it was going to be tougher than usual.”

Groups and soloists who received a II rating or less will not advance to State competition.

“I’m disappointed in the results because we all wanted to go to State,” sophomore choir member Ashlyn Lefebvre said.

The day of Regionals music was also State powerlifting and the school play. Senior Matthias Doffing was in all three events.

“It was tiring and overwhelming,” Doffing said. “I had to practice time management. Everything worked out though.”

The state competition will be held April 29 at Southeast of Saline.

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Play practice and set building

Play practice and set building

Practices and set building are under way for the production of this year’s play. “The Legend of Robin Hood….Sort Of” was performed at the high school on March 31 at 7 and on April 1 at 8.

Las Vegas seemed to be a popular trip location because freshman Nathan Oswald vacationed there the whole week with his family.

“My family and I went to Monster Jam finals,” he said.

Though the break didn’t last long, some were ready to come back to school. A majority of people stayed home and continued on their regular routine in their lives. Junior Caylee Harrington stayed in Conway to work and babysit.

“A week is good for the break,” she said. “We get done with school faster.”

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Stanley

Harrington

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Leah Reepstu.leahreep@usd356.orgspringbreak2k172https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/usd356.org/the-cardinal-times-online/76032918817533142972017-03-17T15:40:59.721Z2017-03-17T15:40:59.731Z2017-03-17T15:40:59.714ZCoach Cottrell to be recognized

Longtime football and track coach Fred Cottrell will have a reception in his honor on March 25.

“Coach Cottrell has 52 years in coaching and will be retiring from it after this year,” athletic/activities director Ryan Rusco said. “He has made many friends and acquaintances over the years, and many expressed the desire to do some kind of recognition for him.”

Rusco said it is an informal, come-and-go reception. Food will also be provided.

“It is basically just a time for people to come, express appreciation, and rehash old memories with Coach,” he said.

Many students have had the opportunity to be coached by Coach Cottrell over the years.

“He’s made me develop into a better man because of the way he coaches,” senior and four-year football player Josh Dugan said.

Before coaching at Conway Springs, Coach Cottrell spent time in many other schools.

“He spent most of his years at Douglass and Conway Springs, but he also coached in western Kansas too,” said head football coach Matt Biehler. “We are giving people the opportunity to come and visit Coach and [recognize] his outstanding accomplishments.”

The recognition will be held in the Conway Springs High School Commons and will last from 1-4pm.

Who

What

When

Where

Football and track coach Fred Cottrell

A reception recognizing his retirement from coaching

March 25, 1-4 p.m.

CSHS Commons area

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Trinity Academy hosted the Central Plains League Music Contest March 7. Conway Springs choir, Cardinalaires, and band all competed, and soloists for both choir and band also performed.

Cardinalaires received a 1 rating for their song “Ave Maria”. Cardinalaire boys and girls ensembles both got 2 on their songs. Choir was given a 2 for their song. Additionally, band received 1 from all the judges for its songs.

Sophomore Maddie Koester received a 1 for her vocal solo.

“I sang ‘Lass From The Low Countree and Poor Wayfaring Stranger,’” Koester said. “I wasn’t really nervous for my solo because I have sung at contest before. When I got to find out my score, I was really happy with it.”

Like Koester, many of the soloists received high ratings on their solos. Sophomore Nathan Ohl, is one of these many students.

“I was very nervous for my solo,” he said. “I got a 2 on my solo. Before I found out my score, I thought I did not do the best. The judge was very tough, though; he only gave out one 1.”

The choir members said they thought they did well, despite missing a singer.

“I think we did a lot better than we thought we were going to do,” senior Hannah Ray said. “I felt reasonable with our score, considering we were missing one of our two guys. I think that we will improve a lot by Regionals, as long as we aren’t missing the guys’ part.”

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Winter Homecoming Pep Rally

Winter Homecoming Pep Rally

The Homecoming Pep Rally Feb. 17 consisted of the little girls’ cheer clinic, boys on the dance floor, a candidate maze and a relay. All schools were invited to the high school gym to watch the pep rally take place. The cheer clinic danced to “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, and the dancers and their boy partners danced to “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon. “I think the cheer clinic went really well,” junior Clarissa Snow said. “I think the little girls had a lot of fun. ”

Winter Homecoming Spirit Week

Winter Homecoming Spirit Week

Starting on February 13, students dressed up for Spirit Week for all classes to prepare for Homecoming the following Friday. The week started out with Pajama day, followed by Fictional Character day, Fashion Disaster day, and Nerd day, ending with Red and White day. “I dressed up the last two days, and it was pretty fun,” said sophomore Brenden May.

Basketball senior night

Basketball senior night

Winter senior night was celebrated between the girls varsity and and boys varsity basketball games on Feb. 17, the same night as Winter Homecoming. They announced the seniors’ names and the names of their parents for all those involved in basketball, Scholars Bowl, choir and Cardinalaires. “Having senior night the same night as Homecoming added stress because of having everything at once,” senior Michelle Wilson said. “It was also nice because I only had to take off of work one day.”

After months of rehearsals, the Wellington Community Theater is ready to put on their musical production of “The Little Mermaid”. Two seniors from Conway Springs High School, Chloe Henderson and Michelle Willson, have been working since November to get ready for the performance.

Henderson is playing the villain, Ursula. Willson is playing Andrina, one of Ariel’s sisters, Chef #1, as well as a sea creature. Kyle Trueblood Elementary School fifth graders Mya Scott and Audrey Davis are also in the production as princesses, chefs, and sea creatures.

“My favorite part about playing the villain is watching myself improve and develop my character,” Henderson said.

Some challenges the cast and crew have faced during the last couple months include cast members and a director dropping out, several people fighting sickness, and trying to get everything ready in a limited amount of time. Willson said she has had some late nights.

“Work doesn’t bother with it, but between rehearsal for this play and the school’s, we don’t get home till 9:45 p.m.,” Willson said.

Henderson has been in more than 10 play productions. This is Willson’s third play with the Wellington Community Theater.

The musical will be performed at the Wellington Memorial Auditorium. Performances for the production will be Feb. 25 and 26 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The cost of admission is $8 for ages 6-12 and $10 for adults. Children under five are free. Both Henderson and Willson said they would love for students to come out and see all their work pay off.

“I’m most looking forward to see the audience's reaction to our performance,” Henderson said.

Who

What

When

Where

Wellington Community Theater

“The Little Mermaid”

Feb. 25 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Feb. 26 2 p.m.

Wellington Memorial Auditorium

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On Feb 2., the varsity Scholars Bowl team traveled to Kingman to compete in the Regionals meet. Members who attended Regionals included seniors Jessica Mies and Dennis Zoglmann, junior Makenna Beesley, sophomores Cooper Boyles and Nathan Ohl and freshman Amy Zoglmann. The team was made up of more underclassmen than a typical varsity team.

“I was always on JV,” Amy said, “so I was excited to compete at Regionals.”

In pool play, the team went 5-2, beating Belle Plaine, Douglass, Garden Plain, Halstead and Hugoton. They had a tied record with Remington but had lost to them head to head, making Conway third in their pool, allowing them to advance into finals. Mies led the team in total pool play points with 90.

In finals, Conway beat Cheney and Remington, resulting in a 2-3 record, tying with Cheney. Since Conway beat them in the head to head match, Conway ended with the fourth place title. Dennis led the team with 60 points in finals.

Boyles said he wished they would’ve done better, but wasn’t too disappointed with the results. However, to qualify for the State meet, teams must have placed in the top three places overall.

“We did really well,” Ohl said. “We were only one win away from going to State.”